from what we usually do. >> because of the komen money? >> because of the komen money. >> ultimately, they saved my life. >> roxanne martinez, of ft. worth, was pregnant when diagnosed with breast cancer, then lost her job. she said money from komen helped pay for chemotherapy, medicine, and insurance premiums. >> knowing what i have been through, i know that the women's lives are on the line here. >> martinez says she'll run at least three races this year and urged friends to forgive komen's mistakes. lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >>> there's a staggering new number out tonight from the federal government. student loan debt in the country has reached $1 trillion. that's a record. it's also more than americans owe on credit cards. and the implications here, like the numbers, are enormous. our report from our chief education correspondent, rehema ellis. >> maria recently got a masters in education to improve her job prospects, but at 31, married with one child and another on the way, she said the cost of her degree is a burden. >> it's

because it no longer represents who i thought komen was. and that to me is extremely sad. >> komen's hierarchy is in turmoil. today, the chairman of the board stepped down and was replaszed by a previous chairman who is close to the founder and ceo nancy brinkman. three ceos have stepped down. they oppose to the withdrawaling funding to planned parenthood. >> we let you down. for that, i'm profoundly sorry. >> there are growing demands for komen to clean house. >> brinker needs to resign and the board needs to be replaced. >> they ocknowledges these are difficult times but the board said they have complete confidence in brinker and fewer donations will mean less money to help women who can't afford mammograms or cancer treatment. today, this maryland hospital provided mammograms for low income women thanks to money from komen. >> this year, we'll do an additional 600 mammograms. >> because of the komen money? >> because of the komen money. >> ultimately, they saved my life. >>rox an mar detinez was pregna and then lost her job. she said mon

komen controversy. the organization was embroiled in at battle with planned parenthood, first cut off funding and and reinstating that mammogram grant. now for the first time komen is speaking out. with us is active you executive director. and from the howard brown clinic. . critics. komen the original decision was politically motivated and they did not want to find an organization that would fund abortions. can you get to that?. > i would say that because of this situation over the past several weeks susan g. komen for the cure did make mistakes. from corp. founder on down we apologize if any of those actions caused anyone to second- guess our mission. it has been unwaveringly to help women. knowing nancy brinker it was a political issue it was not a political issue but it turned into one. i think there were people who did not know of that komen funded planned parenthood. what about conservative people who want to know if your funds are going to planned parenthood? here in chicago is interesting to not

komen for the cure. a doctor stepped down as chairman chairman last night though he will remain on the charity's board. five other komen executives have resigned following the controversy over the charity's plan-- now rescinded-- to cut off funding to planned parenthood. we asked we asked anna we werer to look into this. >> reporter: in los angeles, local komen organizers prepped for tomorrow's race for the cure. 15,000 volunteers are expected to help raise money for-to-fight breast cancer. >> it takes your breath away. it... i get very emotional, actually, when i think about it. >> reporter: but some local komen chapters have seen a drop in donations in the two months since the national office cut and then reinstated funding to planned planned parenthood clinics. organizers of sunday's race for the cure in the cure in tucson, arizona, have generated less than half of their $700,000 goal. two major fund-raisers in new york have been postponed due to uncertainty over fund-raising. >> i >> i wouldn't want

komen reversed course but the damage was already done. five high ranking komen official executives have since resigned and the chairman of the board has stepped down. donations are down in cities all across america. that's not all. >> the biggest affiliate new york city just cancelled its annual gala because we're not certain about our ability to fund raise in the future. they've donated about $250,000 says she's closed her checkbook. >> i stopped giving to komen because it no longer represents who i thought komen was. >> joining me tonight terry o' neil. this is not good news because this organization did a lot of good things as well. because they got into the political arena, made some bad choices, followed the wrong people, it turned off a lot of women and now look where they are. >> it did. there's going to be some time before a new organization that actually is nonpolitical comes forward to take up the work that susan g. komen foundation used to do. >> they did great work, did they not? >> they did and they were nonpolitical. they we

saturday join komen for a special day full of answers, healthy living tips and expert medical advice. it's called finding your path to breast health. saturday march 10th. it'll be from eight to noon. it's free and open to the public and for more information you can call komen maryland. >>> coming up more details on a shocking case out of new york. a mother of four accused of running a multimillion dollar prostitution ring out of her home. how investigators were tipped off to the soccer mom madam. >>> and a renovation effort underway in a town. what they are doing so well, coming up,. >>> plus the largest solar storm in five years hits earth. what it could mean for us. i love to eat. i love hanging out with my friends. i have a great fit with my dentures. i love kiwis. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free -- it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable a

komen foundation announced his resignation today. the head of the new york city affiliate will leave next month. executive vice president of komen's national organization announced recently she would be resigning. more than 1,000 people have signed an online foundation asking the head, nancy brinker to resign as well. it's all continued and current fallout from the decision by the komen foundation earlier this year they would stop giving grants to planned parenthood. komen said at the time it had nothing to do with planned parenthood per se, just that they wouldn't fund anyone who was under government investigation. was planned parenthood under government investigation? no, not unless you count this guy, republican congressman, cliff stearns of florida, who says, sure, he wants to investigate planned parenthood. cliff stearns, for the record, also wants to investigate whether president obama is secretly for ren and might secretly not be the president. cliff stearns, birther congressman, not exactly a barometer of the seriousness of g

the komen race for the cure in that area is less than two weeks away and the drop comes after komen's national organization got backlash when it announced that it pulled funding to planned parenthood's breast cancer screenings. komen officials said a government investigation was the reason for the funding cut. komen later apologized and planned parenthood could apply for future grants. >>> the time right now is 9:35. he oversees one of the most provocative websites on the internet. now julian assange is taking on a new venture. >> the job the wick leaks founder is seeking that would give >>> welcome back, everyone. our wednesday's child is a young man who has really grown up so much since we last saw him. >> that's right, angie. his name is tony and he's been in foster care a really long time and is still in need of a permanent, loving home. barbara harrison recently caught up with him at the home where he lives. >> reporter: hi, tony! how are you? it's been about eight years since we last saw tony. he was only 8 years old then and he's grown now into a wonderful young man who has an

next.  . >> another hit to the susan g komen. the chairman stepped down. he resigned to focus on his duties at harvard university and comes three days after the ceo of the new york city affiliate resigning. it's a sign of more fallout. komen eventually reversed the decision and the vice president resigned. >>> the police called because of a fight over facebook and a new study shows that marriage is not what it used to be. laura evans has more on what is trending at 6. >>> we start up with a trend for the ladies. if you're still single, you're definitely not alone. and's new government study shows that more women are waiting to get married. in fact, 40% have never married at all. another statistic, more couples are moving in together before walking down the aisle. don't know if that is a factor. >>> next up, the lost phones are costing americans big bucks. lookout labs, a mobile security firm said that $30 billion worth of phones were lost or stolen last year alone. and about half of those phones were returned. >>> and finally, a story that is trending on s

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> protesters rallied across the country calling for justice for trayvon martin. he was shot last year by a volunteer in florida. about 300 people marched in hollywood calling for the arrest of the shooter, george zimmerman. he's not been charged with a crime. he claims it was self-defense. >> it's really, really important to come out and make a stand and stand-up for trayvon. there's a time everybody needs someone to stand-up for him. >> it's crazy to have these vigilantes with guns shooting people and getting away with it. >> protests continue. an attorney representing zimmerman believes the state's stand your ground law applies to the case. zimmerman and martin got into a fight before the shooting. >>> we are waiting to hear the r

join the komen maryland for a special symposium. it's a day full of answers healthy living tips as well as expert medical advice called finding your path to breast health tomorrow march 10tat the new psalmist baptist church from 8 in the morning until noon. it's free and open to the public if you want more information, you can call komen maryland at 410-938-8990. that's the number to call to register. >>> all right. sports news quickly. spring training going on down in florida. and the o's beat the braves last night 2-1 all of this moving closer to the homeowner less than month away. or aos take on the twins first pitch on friday april 6th and it is set for 3:05. >>> be prepared for long lunches or long lunches today. the terps will take on north carolina at the quarter finals acc tournament going on in atlanta. the terps crushed wake forest yesterday led by terrell who scored 25 points in the 82-60 win by maryland. lynette. >>> all right. we are talking about wet weather this morning. but a lot of areas starting to dry out. we can

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> investigators are trying to find out what caused a townhouse fire andrews air force base. it broke out in the middle of the road on madison drive yesterday afternoon. it spread to two other home before the fire crews were able to put it out an hour later. no one was hurt. >>> and the nine justices of the u.s. supreme court are holding a preliminary vote on the challenges of the health care law but we will not find out the results for months, probably june. today's vote to see where each justice stands on the issue a

join komen maryland. they have a special symposium, a day full of answers. they say they have all sorts of information on healthy living tips as well as advice from medical experts. it's called finding your path to breast health. on saturday, march 10th, this saturday at the baptist church. all the information is on the screen, on marion drive, from 8:00 a.m. to noon. free and open to the public. for more information 410-938-8990. you can get that information to register. >>> a quick-thinking student in texas, a kindergartener performed the heimlich maneuver on his best friend who had a snack stuck in his throat while at school. >> he saved my life. >> according to the cafeteria monitor nicholas was turning red, grasping for his throat. by the time she reached him josiah already stepped in. josiah said he learned the heimlich from tv. mom said it's a great reminder of how important it is to teach first aid. she's already dreaming of him one day becoming a paramedic. >>> have a problem with your washing machine or cell phone? >> or anything else like that? >>

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>justine: storms have hammered par's of new zealand and now it is happening again. giant trees and heavy semi's being tossed around like to waste. emergency services are scrambling. the wind is now forcing the cancellation of flights in and out of the area. take a look at this video coming to us from texas. you can see what appears to be a funnel cloud in the distance. it touched down as a line of slow-moving storms moved in with high winds, heavy rain and a large scale. one woman says she saw three funnel clouds and r

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> some people in oakland spent st. patrick's day in a bald and beautiful way, shaving their heads in solidarity with children fighting cancer. today marks the children's hospital and research center fifth annual fundraiser. it's a childhood cancer charity that funds some of the most promising research for children with cancer. firefighters and police and coast guard joined in the fundraiser. as well as cancer survivors and their families. >> we have many families who are saving on behalf of their families, it's a pretty dramatic experience for a lot of people and life-altering as well. >> by the end of day, event organizers hope to raise about $175,000 for the saint baldric foundation. let's check in with mr. rob mayeda on the weath

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>mark: here are some of the big stories we're following right now. police are looking for a teenage girl that has been missing since friday. >>darya: of the crews are looking to cap a water main break in the menlo park. will tran is live on the scene. >> the 49ers could risk losing alex smith. more on the big stories coming up. here is a quick minute of weather and traffic. >> on the golden gate is dry. in return, it is cold and windy. here is will we are seeing in the day planner. temperatures will be in the mid-upper

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> the olympics are just 134 days away, and as london prepares for the games, there seems to be conflicted reports whether organizers are over budget. the international olympic committee has been assured the olympics are within the budget. that news comes after reports of large cost overruns. ioc president said he is very happy with the progress of the olympics. the opening ceremony is july 27th right here on nbc bay area. >> as the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the titanic nears, a new exhibit has opening at the

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> high drama on the roads in new mexico. police hay hard time tracking down a man suspected of stealing a school bus. officers used springlike strips along the freeway three times and hit the bus several times to make him lose control. they eventually succeeded. you see the bus sort of skidding out of control there. but the suspect would not go down without a fight. officers ended up shooting him with beep bag bullets and then with real bullets. the suspect is expected to survive. >>> likely the supreme court will not

there fro women and a domino effect of friends telling friends that the defundin reversed komen brand will never likely be the same. or take for example the recent internet furor over the absence of women's voices at the congressional hearing on contraceptive coverage. maybe you could have gotten away with excluding women ten years ago but today when you can put a photograph on an internet and have it spread from friend to friend and go viral you cannot do that any more. never again. elected leaders and candi need to take no ignore networked women at your own political peril. but how does that relate to the elections? first let me tell you a tiny bit about moms rising. it's a multi cultural, online and on-the-ground organization fighting to increase economic security for families, to decrease discrimination against women and mothers, and to build a nation where bothies can thri. one of the biggest hurdles remaining for the modern feminist movement is that we have to break down the maternal wall so that women can even get to the glass ceiling in the first place. it's time to break down

if you want more information, call komen maryland at the number on the screen. it's 410-938-8990. that's the number you have to call do register. >>> -- to register. >>> starbucks will sell a single cup coffee machine and will go on sale this fall. no word on how much it will cost and the new machine will make expresso drinks and brewed coffee and i imagine you will be a fan of that. >> i will. >>> a bad economy hurting a lot of people. >> even the wealthy. they are trading in precious and rare heirlooms for cash. >> you wouldn't that i rock would draw soap attention but it is. why people are flocking to get a glimpse of this big rock. >> all right. >>> right now a live look at new york city this morning. statue of liberty. as we head to break, we will leave you with pictures of sights around the country. new york city. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> all right. thanks for joining us on this friday morning. >> specially trained pawnshops are doing big business. >> they do. more people are going to them to borrow money against heirlooms and other treasures. the items are typic

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> sergeant bales' wife is defending him. the army soldier accused of killing 17 afghan civilians says her husband is very brave and very courageous n a tv interview, she also said her husband joined the army after the 9-11 attacks so he could protect his family, friends and the country. the army says he wandered off base and killed eight afghan adults and nine children. >>> meantime, the families of the victims are getting paid up to $50,000 for each victim. u.s. army officials confirm that compensation has been paid

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> good morning. time for weather & traffic on the 1s early on this tuesday morning. tom kierein in storm center 4. now over the last 12 hours, we've had some light to moderate showers coming through. right now, where you see the speckles of yellow in southern maryland and the lower part of the bay near easton to cambridge, they're getting moderate showers there. elsewhere, scattered sprinkles around the metro area, northern virginia and north central maryland. sky is clearing in west virginia and western maryland now. and we will have that clearing moving our way by mid morning. right now, temperatures are generally in the 50s throughout the region. now 58 at reagan national. later today, we'll be warming up. mid 60s by mid morning

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. . >>> at least one person is dead as a series of fires continue to burn across colorado. the fires spreading pretty quickly thanks to the dry windy weather in that region. billows of smoke can be seen for miles. officials are calling in extra support to help get a hand olympic those fires. >>> the u.s. making good on the pledge to boost military support. the plans will include drone flights launched and increased naval action at australian ports. it was agreed to deploy 2500 u.s. hare evens down under. >>> president oba

in january, komen cut off funding to planned parenthood. facing an outcry, komen reversed course. structural changes are now underway to give affiliates more influence. >>> the foundation is also reviews budgets in anticipation of revenue declines. >>> a car crash kills two teens and leaves an officer injured. more on how the crash unfolded. >> reporter: the chase lasts for a little more than 2 miles. the toyota crashed into a tree after police pursuit through several miles in maryland. police spotted the car with four people inside and noticed it had been reported stolen. the officer followed it down connecticut avenue where the car hit a tree and burst into flames. two boys died, ages 14 and 16. they were trapped in the backseat. the driver and front passenger will describe. >> the driver i would describe as serious. he was in surgery earlier. and the front seat passenger was injured but is able to speak with us. >> reporter: many police departments in the area have no chase policies because of the danger involved. one officer was hurt but has been released from the hospital. po

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> you are looking at live pictures from the white house down to serious business for david cameron and barack obama they are addressing the media i would suppose as they approach the podium there, tonight there will be a state dinner, and conversation today we are told about the situation in afghanistan. >> obviously the two have a close relationship the allies, u.s. and great britain yesterday, afternoon as we reported earlier or last night the president treated prime minister cameron to a basketball game ncaa basket

for planned parenthood against komen. it wasn't about the fact everybody was mad online but the fact that planned parenthood raised $38 million in 48 hours and komen was losing money. the tsunami you hear online which can feel like an echo chamber, same thing with the virginia protests. 2,000 women showed up in a blizzard in virginia. how did that happen? that was old-fashioned -- >> but also eight women, african-american women walking out of the georgia state senate the other night. that is critical. where you see women walking out. if that image canning magnified. talking about donned rumsfeld. is there a system. i think living at a time right now, rebecca has followed this carefully. you have a lot of victories and i'm optimistic about it but you also had 1,100 provisions last year at the state level to overturn that. >> our progressive really winning right now? my story of the week is up next. , diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive is

support almost everything you'd do, and i will introduce the three of them together -- jane kim, leah komen and carmen chu. [applause] mark farrell. [applause] scott wiener, member of the board of supervisors. [applause] eric mar, a member of the board of supervisors. david campos, a member of the board of supervisors. [applause] you have some other city officials who are here. you have, of course, the man who takes all of our money, the treasurer, jose camos. [applause] campos would like to be there one of these days. i am so focused on campos, he owes me one. [laughter] the public defender, the man who he looked to -- you look to it you got arrested and are broke. -- if you got arrested and are broke. [applause] and the city attorney dennis herrera. [applause] and the man who supplies most of jefferies client' client becauss -- because he insists on are arresting and prosecuting people. [applause] and then of course there are members of your school board who are here with what jerry brown is doing to them in sacramento on the budget side they certainly will be coming to your door quite of

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. (man) register today for the... becauseveryone deserves a lifetime. >>> 4:28 is the time now. 64 degrees already out there this morning. and it looks like we have kind of misty skies. we'll check with veronica in a moment. good morning, i'm joe krebs. >> good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist in for eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" on this friday, march 23. we begin with breaking news this morning. two people dead in a fiery crash near the maryland/d.c. line. this happened on connecticut avenue at the chevy chase circle. news4's tracee wilkins at the scene for us with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. we have two people dead and two people injured after this vehicle crash that happened here. police were following this vehicle. they say that it was a stolen vehicle. at some

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> right now, firefighters are battling a 3,000 acre wildfire in central colorado near denver. so far, it's destroyed at least 16 homes. two bodies have been found in the wildfire area. authorities are not sure whether their deaths were caused by the fire. the braise was set as part of a controlled burn. it sprang back to life because of wind gusts. 9,000 homes had to be evacuated. >> we had a lot of wind yesterday. today they calmed down and chilled down. >> back to reality. >> and a coat. >> keep the coat handy. a lot of folks stepped out who didn't agree with what we were saying. brr,are. >> exactly. you are going to need the coat for the evening. chilly by tomorrow morning. not as cold. keep that coat with you there. the pollen c

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. . >>> well oregon is marking the beginning of spring with record snowball. take a look they had a snowball fight on the campus. the university did have to close for part of the day because of some downed trees and power outages. >>> well it looks like another year will go by without a surf contest. the conditions needed to create those giants waves will not happen before the contest closes at the end of the month. it will be a second year in a row but fans can get some taste which is scheduled for march and pro surfers. >>> san francisco bar pilots will try and turn around a ship that is as long as the empire state building is as tall. this is the ship, it became the largest vessel to ever enter the san francisco bay. it carries more

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>mark: here is a look at have the rain coming down and this and rebel area. we're seeing rain start to pick up in intensity. here's a look at the rain from the golden gate. >>darya: the gop candidates square off today in alabama and mississippi. 84 delegates are at stake. a victory in either state would be an important breakthrough for mayor from a pure alcohol american samoa and a wide are also holding caucuses tonight. let's take a look at the numbers coming to us from the associ

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> a memphis television news crew threatened while doing their job. the suspect, brandon odom, got angry at questions by the reporter. he went back to his truck and grabbed a gun. the memphis news team drove to arkansas. they were reporting on the arrest of three people in the murder of an elderly man. there was an arrest warrant issued, and odom turned himself in, facing aggravated phelonia felony assault charges. >>> let's get to allison burns in our washington d.c. newsroom. >>reporter: the focus is louisiana. romney is being hit on the issue of health care reform. here's arguments on press obama's healthcare reform, and santorum is making clear romney's record is on trial too. he's also focusing on healthcare reform. romney has w

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>mark: enjoy today, the rain is back tomorrow. rain and wind up with showers on wednesday. it looks like a chance of rain again this we are watching a big jump on wall street on comments from denver 90 that job growth is slowly beginning to expand in the united states and also a little investor confidence that the fed will keep interest rates at historically low levels. sphere-the average highs the heads in the united states is going up, 115 in just the past two weeks. the average price for national lehigh lead $93 cen

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> it's being called a year without winter. temperatures across the country warmer than normal as we know. there's a down side. francis co has our story. >> reporter: along the tidal basin in washington, the famed cherry blossoms are already starting to pop weeks in advance. >> they're beautiful, but they're early this year. it always let's everyone know it's time for spring. >> if could be the earliest peak on record. >> we're excited to do the festival and see them in full bloom next week. >> reporter: today's highs

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >> welcome back everyone on a misty and rainy tuesday morning. that's a live look at the bay bridge out of san francisco. meteorologist christina loren telling you to brace yourselves. the time now 5:21. >> a british company is turning homeless people into wi-fi hot spots. bbh labs advertising is behind the experimental program during the south by southwest tech conference in texas. the company gives the homeless portable wi-fi device, people nearby can use the signal to connect to the internet and make a due net to the

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>darya: we are continuing team coverage of the storm that is hitting the bay area. rain is blanketing a san francisco and has not made its way to the south bay yet. >>mark: investigators say one man fatally shot his sister in a murder/suicide. family members told police they believe he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. police say they found clues in the home vindicating that the mother could be in danger. >>darya: a jury is said to hear details on the pepper spray incident at uc-davis. a task force investig

. >> we thought that the susan g komen controversy was over and now comes word that for at least of the last month their chairman of the board has been considering a leave of absence. he doesn't want a thing to do with anything like this and after negotiations, he simply walked out. could that by itself just be a continuing waving flag to women everywhere that there is an assault at every level on women's rights and that this is sort of like an ongoing thing rather than a milestone of the past? >> at komen, they got into this because they were interested in fighting breast cancer and now are leaving because the organization has been highjacked by tea party candidates. whatever it started out being right now it's irredeemably politicized and harming the access of low income women to health care. i wouldn't be surprised if people who were interested in raising money or awareness of breast cancer think it's too late, because plant parenthood has been punished. >> one of the last big stories that state senator in i'd dough who insinuated that women used incest or rape at excuses to get abor

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> good morning. mostly cloudy weather today. there will be off and on shower activity. that is has moved off toward the east. still scattered showers. >>> this morning a jet blue pilot that suffered a meltdown during a flight is in the hospital for evaluations. look at this. you are looking at cell phone video. it cap you areture -- captured that unidentified captain being wrestled to floor by passengers. the captain stormed through the cabin yesterday yelling about bombs, 9/11, and al qaeda. this flight was diverted to texas. the passengers were eventually rerouted back to las vegas. >> he stopped to talk about this is because of iran and iraq and israel and then i'm thinking there is something wrong with him. >> there was rambling

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> welcome back the nfl levied someover its stiffest fines ever on the new orleans saints. the team general manager was suspended 8 games and assistant coach 6 games the team will also have to fore fit two second round draft picks and pay a fine of $500,000. former defensive coordinator, greg williams who started this whole thing was banned indefinitely that means more than one year according to the washington post the nfl did not find evidence the red skins had a bounty system when williams was with them. >> next month marks 100 years since titanics disaster we are getting a new look at the wreckage the most complete look at the site ever revealed dramatic views were created using new technologies with images gathered by the ocean g

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> welcome back march is national women's history month this sunday march 18th there is a special event planned by the women veterans interactive it is to salute and celebrate women vets and acknowledge their role in servicing our country. ginger miller joins us this morning to talk about that activity. >> thank you for having me gwen. >> i read there is over 2 million women vets in this country and seems like the perception is better for males than women. >>> yes, it is different a lot of times women vets don't acknow

(woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>mark: following his big victory in the illinois primary, romney says he is almost there in his pursuit of the republican presidential nomination. he was the clear favorite among illinois republicans. in his victory speech the front runner urged republicans to fall in line behind his bid and attacked the president. >> the president is trying to erase his record with some new rhetoric. the other day he said, we are inventors and builders. we are makers of things. romney's campaign is that hundreds of thousands more than